Holder for self-heating ration containers



April 1944- N. T. NARA'NICK HOLDER FOR SELF-HEATING RATION CONTAINERS Filed May 27, 1943 INVENTORv NARANiGK NICHOLAS THOMAS Patented A r. 25, 1944 a I 2,347,232

UNI-TED sitres PATENT OFFICE 2,347,212 HOLDER FOBsELF HEAi NG aATIoN c CONTAINERS a V nicnisias Thomas Naranick, Unite'd- States Army, oasne wyos A ignments may 27,1943, Serial No. 488,710 coin-ins;- (01. 28 4 285 G'mmedi ide the act of March'3, 1883, as;

am'endedAprilSO,1928;370 o. G. 757) The invention described herein, if patented; "Ihe"holde1ris bra d-ri e form as to permit maybemanufactured and 'usedTbyor for the of its partsbeingcut'fromsheetmetal, shaped Governmentforgovernmental-purposes,without and punched and volume production accomthe paynient "to me'of anyroyalty -thereon. plished at' littlecost and dtie to its simplicity This' invention relates toa h'older for"contain- 5 will not"reguire the services'ofskilled labor in ers'and more specifically-to a 'h'old'erfor a selfitsprodiictionl V v heating 5 ration container provideq with means The liolder which is entirely of sheet metal anplie'd to'rthe lower outer surfaces of 1 the con consists of thehandle member having thehandtainer: in'the form of a plastioof 'aboutthe hold portion "5 wh'e rehy the; holder is supported, consistencyof putty, that later sets; which pro-F: said handle consisting of-fth portionadapted to vides a heating'medium, that when ignited,"wil1' begras'ped'bythe hand, said portion being bent burn-'in"aisniouldering marinerpwithouflflame at (i 'dow'nwardl y 'at'right anglesfor a'distance orsmoker of'siighnymere thaiithe' depthof the container The; device here disclosedis for th'epurpose withwhi'cli the holderis intendedfon'use; The of'holding the' container while itis being heated 1 lower end'ofsaidfportion 5, said handle ember byxthe' aboveorother meana'while the lidof isagant bentshoit distance forwardl at l,

themo'ntnfner is being removed or the rip strip approximately fi 1" i f Plane Q T that"seals= the lid-non the'container is jbeing re sponding with that of th'e'handh'old' portion 5 moved to expose the heated food thereimand" ofth'e' handle. f 4 while-thelfoodis 'being'consumed. k Pivotally mounted, preferably by rivets at 8-8 The 'object's in :VieW'are to'prdvid'e simple, aret"right and'left supportingarms 9 and is,

durable and inexpensive devicefthat may be'ecowhich are also"of'sh'eetmetal, are mounted 'at nom-i'cally cutfrorn sheet metal; shaped, punched" thirrear'end's'to theunder face of the portion andwitssparts conveniently assembled; that will" 1 of the-- handle memberat'their respective sides firmlyxsupport theeonta'irrer when tilted 'atany of 'said portioni The-arms Sand-10ers pro anglegmayzbe foldedfinto compact form, to ac; vided'ashort 1 istance beyendthe pivots 8+8 cupy-very little space, can be'promptly adjusted Y with iverticahbend's as' shown" at" Il l I thus to: the container and? may be repeatedly used bringihgth.remaining horizontal p d F2412 due'rto itszsturdy construction; iwithoutfailu're, 0f-"th'e arms 111p into "contact with the container asfaqv result of the rough" usage "to which the fi -to firmlysupportsanie.- The "arms 9and l0 are holder will be subjected' in 1th'e"A1'my;'on cam pbent "'ati.l3 l3 along horizontal lin'e'sfin such ingparties-and-the like: a 1- a maIIIIGIIiaS tO cause meant-er ends {4+}:

While a preferred form of the holder isher'e" ofsaid'armsito' lie 'flatat'an angle of about e5 shown, it will be understood that slight'changes dgree'sagainst and are adjusted tohu'g'the sides in for-m' and' minor details of construction may to of the "container; and"firn'1l'y"hold it at pracbe resorted to without departing from the :spirit" tically any angle; for instanceyas is required to of -the invention or fall beyond the scope of'th'e po rf q e collfiainri [a claims. Y I 1 From the' drawing's and specification of this Similar numerals indicate corresponding"partsapplicatio'mith operationhfthe holder will be in: all; the; figure jof the drawing'in which 40 ev'id'ent',it beirig observedihat the loop 2 is of Fi l-isr anunderneath perspective view 'of suclr' a -deifith'an'd width Particiil'arly so as to my improvedholder for containers," snowing "a 'w' its depth and thewidth'axidthickriess of, the

container in place in'the holder' and :a means" handlep'o'rton fi of'the holderso nearly correof -rern ov,ingr-the-c0verofthe' 'containerinf'dots" spend that; here isprovidd'-ai comparatively Fig 2 -isiea plan view? Ofwthe; holder :with 'its snug fifibetween"the partsfit being further ob: patsin cont i er i e si io served th theforwardlybentptirtion'l of the Fi-grB isa'section 0n 'line*33 of'Fig. 2. handle x'n'einber'iextnds'bfieath 'thelower edge Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the holder when of the container a greater distance than any folded. horizontal play of the vertical portion 6 of the Reference now being had to the drawing, l handleis permittedin the loop. indicates in dots, a shallow, elongated, rectan- By the above construction and arrangement gular container having a Wide fiat loop 2 mounted of the parts it will be obvious that the container at its end, and a cover 3 sealed by a rip strip cannot leavethe holder in a longitudinal direc- 4, the latter as shown, adapted to be torn from tion due to the capacity of the loop and the place and release the cover. o thickness of the vertical portion of the handle the loop.

It is also due to the snug fit above referred to and the projection of the portion 1 of the handle beneath the container that will, practically maintain the container in a horizontal po sition in the holder without the aid of the supporting arms 9 and NJ, the latter being auxiliary to the above, and providing greater security as a holder.

The holder will fold into practically of its length.

The parts, three in number, can all'be cut, punched and shaped in single operations and the rivets that act as pivots can be applied by mechanical means and by unskilled labor at very low cost. I

To adjust the container on the holder, the arms 9 and H! are extended, the rear end of the handle portion is inserted from beneath through the loop on the container and the container is adjusted forwardly and downwardly until it rests in place on the arms between the up-turned portions I l-I4 of said arms The holder here disclosed and as above described, is for the purpose of supporting a selfheating ration can and is practically always used in the trenches in the dark and for that reason there must be some slight freedom between the ends of the loop and the handle to enable the used to associate the parts for threading the handle throughthe loop.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a

l. The combination with a container having a loop at its end, of a holder comprising, a handle portion having a horizontally arranged handhold portion, a downwardly extending vertical portion, adapted to extend through said loop and a forwardly extending portion at the lower end of said vertical portion, adapted to extend beneath and support the container, right and left supporting arms havingupwardly extending portions at their outer ends pivotally mounted at their inner ends on said forwardly extending portion of the handle, said arms extending from their pivots divergently along the bottom and up comprising, a handle portion having a downward-;

ly extending vertical portion adapted to extend through the loop of the container, and a forcontainer, adapted to support and prevent lateral displacement of the container respectively, when the parts of the holder are in their container holding positions, said arms adapted to fold back against opposite sides of said handle portion when the holder is folded.

3. The combination with a rectangular container having a loop at its end, of a foldable holder comprising, a handle portion having a downwardly extending vertical portion adapted to rest within said loop and a forwardly extending horizontal portion adapted to extend beneath the lower edge of the container, arms, pivotally mounted at their rear ends on said horizontal portion and extending diagonally in divergent directions beneath and up at opposite sides of the container, adapted to support and prevent lateral displacement of the container when the parts of the holder are in container holding positions, said arms adapted to fold back against opposite sides of said handle portion when the holder is folded.

4. The combination with a rectangular container having a fiat loop at its end, of a foldable holder comprising a sheet metal handle portion having a downwardly extending vertical portion adapted to rest within said loop and prevent longitudinal and transverse movement of the container on the holder and a forwardly extending horizontal portion adapted to extend beneath the lower edge of the container, sheet metal arms pivotally mounted at their rear ends on said horizontal portion and extending diagonally in divergent directions beneath and up at opposite sides of the container, adapted to support and prevent lateral displacement of the container when the parts of the holder arein container holding positions, said arms adapted to fold back against opposite-sides of said handle portion when the holder is folded.

5. The combination witha rectangular container having a loop at its end, of a folding holder comprising, a handle portion having a downwardly extending vertical portion adapted to rest within said loop, and a forwardly extending horizontal portion adapted to extend beneath the lower edge of the container, arms pivotally mounted at their rear ends on said horizontal portion and extending diagonally in divergent directions beneath the container adapted to support same and having upwardly extending outer ends adapted'to rest on opposite sides of the container to prevent lateral movement of the container on the holder.

6. As an'article of manufacture, a folding sheet metal: container holder comprising, a handle portion'consisting of a horizontally arranged handhold portion, a vertical depending portion, and a horizontally arranged arm supporting portion extending from the lower end of said vertical portion, right and left hand supporting arms havingupwardly extending portions at their outer ends, pivotally mounted at their inner ends on said arm supporting portion, said arms adapted to be extended as a'container holder, and when folded to swing back againstsaid handhold portion.

, NICHOLAS THOMAS NARANIGK. 

